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The problem is parents who let TV, movies, and games reaise their kids for them. If they sat down with the kid for a bit and talked to them, or taught them the difference between ficiton and reality, then kids would be able to leave the violence in the game rather than bringing it into their lives.
Can anyone guess why I haven't taken the sword off my wall and stabbed my family to death, or why I haven't picked up a gun and shot anyone who pissed me off, or just shot people for fun, despite the fact that I constantly play violent games and have done so for years? The simple fact is that my parents taught me that what I see on TV is not always real, I shouldn't try to imitate what I see just because it looked cool on TV, and although my mother doesn't particularly like violent games (serious understatement,) she taught me to keep fictiona and reality separate, and was around me enough while I was growing up that she knows I am mentally stable and capable of separating fiction from reality, just like she taught me when I was growing up.
If a parent doesn't spend enough time around a kid to realize that he's mentally unstable and unable to discern between fantasy and reality, the simple fact is, they're not doing their job as a parent.
Let's sum this up in case anyone forgot what I said:
1: Parents need to teach their kids right vs. wrong, reality vs. fiction, before allowing exposure to violent material.
2: Parents need to spend enough time parenting that they can spot problems before they get out of control.
Combine 1 and 2 into a simple statement, and you get: Parents need to do some parenting instead of blaming scapegoats when something goes wrong with their kids.
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